St. Bernard's High School to hold annual Alumni Hall of Fame event

EUREKA -- St. Bernard's High School will hold its annual Alumni Hall of Fame Induction and Dinner next Saturday (March 2) at the high school. No-host cocktails will begin at 6 p.m. and the dinner and program will follow at 7 p.m. The cost is $35 for adults, and $20 for children ages 16 and under. Reservations can be made by phone to Julie Green-Winburn at 725-3254 or mailed to 3439 Elizabeth St., Eureka, CA, 05503.

Esther Allen is this year's "Friend of St. Bernard's." She and her husband Lowell Allen came to Humboldt County and had all four of their children attend St. Bernard's Elementary and High School, with the last one graduating in 1981.

As a stay-at-home mom, Allen had the time to be a volunteer at the school, whether it was to do yard duty, drive students to field trips and games, help the school nurse, participate as a member of the Mothers Guild, help to put on the fashion shows and teas, and happily help with whatever else the school asked of her.

Allen also served on the Diocesan School Board. This board made it possible to remain open and continue the great educational and family spirit that St. Bernard's is known for.

Dora Kaliamos graduated from the first class in 1957. She and her husband ran a successful business called Michael's Steaks and Spirits for 10 years.

Her son Jimmie was a graduate of the Air Force Academy in 1979 and now is a pilot for United Airlines. He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife Carol and two sons, Ryan and Eric. Kaliamos' son Tom is a producer/director for a television station in Melbourne, Australia, and lives there with his wife Leanne and daughter Charlie.

Kaliamos worked at St. Joseph Hospital for 45 years in nursing and retired in 2011. She found a new life of volunteer work with the St. Vincent Dining Facility, American Cancer Society's Discovery Shop, Betty Chinn's Blue Angels and St. Joseph Hospital. She serves as treasurer for Emblem Club No. 298 and is also actively involved with St. Bernard's Alumni Association.

Dave Michael graduated with the class of 1988. He came back in 1996 and taught at St. Bernard Elementary School for two years, then taught at the high school for another nine years. He taught science, biology, chemistry and served as athletic director as well as coaching basketball and cross country. He and his wife Erin moved to Cottonwood in 2007 and he is currently teaching and coaching at Red Bluff High School. He is involved in an intern program that allows students to work with NASA scientists conducting research into hydrothermal features at Lassen Volcanic National Park.